The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved a fiscal year 2026 funding bill that maintains level funding for OSHA and other federal worker-protection agencies, rejecting the Trump administration’s bid to slash funding for the agencies and drawing praise from occupational safety advocates.
September 17, 2026
Public health officials, labor unions and the construction industry are among numerous stakeholder groups asking OSHA for additional time to comment on a package of deregulatory proposals, with some targeting only a couple of the proposed rules and others seeking more time to review nearly all of the 24 regulations.
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Public health officials, labor unions and the construction industry are among numerous stakeholder groups asking OSHA for additional time to comment on a package of deregulatory proposals, with some targeting only a couple of the proposed rules and others seeking more time to review nearly all of the 24 regulations.
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Worker-safety advocacy organizations are warning members of California OSHA’s (Cal/OSHA) standards board that employees in the state -- especially agricultural laborers -- are likely to suffer from increased injuries and illnesses as a result of raids on employer operations by Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers.
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EPA has opened a new public comment period on a Biden-era TSCA risk management rule for the common solvent perchloroethylene (PCE or perc), seeking especially for information on whether workplace controls could reduce exposure to the chemical rather than outright prohibition of its use.
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The chairman and several other Republican members of the House Education and Workforce Committee are urging the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) to relax the Biden-era silica dust rule in order “to prevent serious economic hardship.”
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The chairman and several other Republican members of the House Education and Workforce Committee are urging the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) to relax the Biden-era silica dust rule in order “to prevent serious economic hardship.”
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The chairman and several other Republican members of the House Education and Workforce Committee are urging the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) to relax the Biden-era silica dust rule in order “to prevent serious economic hardship.”
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The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has agreed to extend by 30 days the comment period for five of 18 rules it recently proposed, although stakeholders have asked for a 60-day extension for all the rules and noted the challenge of providing meaningful comments on so many proposals at the same time.
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The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has agreed to extend by 30 days the comment period for five of 18 rules it recently proposed, although stakeholders have asked for a 60-day extension for all the rules and noted the challenge of providing meaningful comments on so many proposals at the same time.
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